From: Factors associated with the use of health services by elderly men in Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Use of health services in the last 2 weeks OR (95% CI) | Use of services only for hospitalization in the past year OR (95% CI) | Use of services for sporadic medical consultation OR (95% CI) | P value |
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Block 1 - Predisposition factorsa | ||||
Region of the country | 0,00* | |||
North | 1,09 (0,59-1,99) | 1,03 (0,62-1,71) | 2,03 (1,51-2,74)† | |
Northeast | 0,71 (0,41-1,23) | 1,15 (0,76-1,73) | 1,78 (1,39-2,28)† | |
Southeast | 0,61 (0,38-0,97)† | 0,52 (0,35-0,78)† | 1,10 (0,89-1,38) | |
South | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Midwest | 1,08 (0,64-1,82) | 1,80 (1,15-2,80)† | 1,68 (1,29-2,18)† | |
Age | 0,00* | |||
Below the median | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Above the median | 1,48 (1,10-2,00)† | 1,13 (0,85-1,51) | 0,84 (0,71-1,01) | |
Can read and write | 0,03* | |||
Yes | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
No | 1,02 (0,65-1,59) | 1,64 (1,16-2,32)† | 1,19 (0,94-1,50) | |
Block 2 - Capacity Factorsb | ||||
Satisfaction with the Plan | 0,00* | |||
Does not have health insurance | 0,99 (0,58-1,67) | 0,99 (0,57-1,71) | 1,61 (1,16-2,26)† | |
Very Good | 2,61 (1,18–5,74)† | 3,25 (1,50-7,04)† | 2,19 (1,36–3,55)† | |
Good | 1,07 (0,58-1,97) | 1,38 (0,75-2,55) | 1,33 (0,91-1,94) | |
Regular | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Bad | 1,12 (0,17-7,25) | 5,48 (1,39–21,55)† | 3,13 (1,19–8,26)† | |
Very Bad | 0,34 (0,04-2,99) | 1,54 (0,33–7,06) | 4,95 (1,89–12,95)† | |
Never used the plan | 0,20 (0,02-1,77) | 0,24 (0,04-1,41) | 1,52 (0,50-4,63) | |
Block 3 - Factors of Needc | ||||
Diagnosis of chronic, physical or mental illness | 0,00* | |||
Yes | 1,48 (1,06-2,05)† | 0,88 (0,66-1,18) | 0,50 (0,43-0,59)† | |
No | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Level of difficulty in performing BADLs and IADLs | 0,00* | |||
No difficulty | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
With difficulty | 3,36 (2,20–5,13)† | 1,74 (1,21-2,50)† | 0,83 (0,64-1,06) | |
Fall in the last 12 months | 0,00* | |||
Yes | 1,39 (0,81-2,38) | 1,47 (0,91-2,36) | 0,55 (0,38-0,79)† | |
No | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Perceived health status | 0,01* | |||
Very Good | 1,24 (0,59-2,59) | 1,83 (1,07-3,12)† | 1,01 (0,72-1,44) | |
Good | 1,00 | 1,00 | 1,00 | |
Regular | 1,26 (0,89-1,77) | 0,97 (0,72-1,31) | 1,00 (0,84-1,20) | |
Bad | 0,95 (0,54-1,69) | 1,03 (0,65-1,65) | 1,06 (0,78-1,44) | |
Very Bad | 3,39 (1,57-7,32)† | 0,49 (0,17-1,44) | 1,24 (0,75-2,03) |